Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-22

says his road desires a gulf and lumber
rotd come ction in Texas, and he believes
they can find it at Fort Worth, especially
as the company does not desire to builC
east Of this city. In addition to the Fort
Worth line the company proposes &c
bui d through Western Texas. Captain
BurdicS will probably have more 10 say
about this project on his return.
Colonel WV. Fl Lawrence, First Vice.
President of the Fort Worth Western, &C.
comparatively Professors C. D. WILDER and
j. 81 RslstOn, the expert biologists from
Chicago, came in over the Fort Worth
and Denver from Dec7tur last night,
sending their teams overland. Profess
sors WILDER and Ralston were very much
fatigued snd at once went TO the Ellis
hotel and retired. Colonel Lawrence
went to the Pickwick, where he was met
by Colonel E. A. Morse, lately returned
from New York, and later by
several citizens, when the party went
to the Fort Worth Western Offices and
held an informal conference. Colonel
Lawrence was seen about 1920 O'Clock
and said that everything looked bright
and favorable and added: "You can pui
in italics that the Fort Worth Western
will be bullt.n The experts are not
ready IS yet to make ia report, but the
impression left On THE GAZETTE repre-
sen alive was that when it was made it
would be favorable. Colonel
Lawrence is warm in his praise
Of the citizens of Jacksboro and the peo-
pie of Young county and others for the
kindness shown the party There will
ne meeting tonight at the company's
offices which will be of great Importance
to Fort Worth.
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Yesterday afternoon special train
from the west over the Texas and Pacific,
pulled into the depot, having on board
Captain John A. Grant, general manager;
L. S. Thorne, superintendent Of transpor-
tation of the Texas and Pacific; T. M
Bates, superintendent OF transportation
of the Chicago and Alton; Captain S. F
Judy, superintendent of the Rio Grande
division of the Texas and Pacific, and
other officers. The party had just re-
turnedstrom Ell Pdso, whittier they had
been on tour of inspection Of the road,
having passed through Fort Worth Oh
their way west last Friday. Mr.. Bates |
had been picked up in FL Paso, Captain
Grant and Mr.. Thorne proceeded on their |
way home yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Bates |
went north on the Santa Fe last night |
and Mr.. Judy stopped over in the |
city last night and YVES seen by reporter |
at the depot. The party, Captain Judy |
says, were well pleased with the condi-
ton of the road and the amount of bust
ness being transacted by it, which is ex-
pected TO exceed, for this month anything
in the history of the road. The demand |
for rolling stock is so great that the COM
pany cannot furnish cars to supply it and
several other roads are being drawn upon
to help the Texas and Pacific out. The
road yesterday contracted to transport
1000 cars Of material for the Mexican
Central Railway, 500 of steel rails from
New Orleans and 400 of bridge timber
from Texas points. On last Saturday
the Texas and Pacific hauled more
loaded cars than it ever has
in one day since the road was
built. Orders were received yesterday
for fifteen cars per day to be furnished
at FL Paso for twenty days, to haul ore to
Kansas City, There were al cars of ore
IN the Santa Fe yards at that place on
Sunday, waiting to be transferred to the
Texas and Pacific. The compsny's bust
ness with the Mexican Central has grown
to immense proportions lately, and Cap
tain Judy says sixty cars per day transfer
to the Mexican road is q moderate est
mate of the transactions. So great is the
business that he thinks that within five
months the Texas and Pacific VIII
have bridge built across the river at E
Paso of it's own so as to facilitate the
Already they have line
running down to the river there.
The Strawn mines ere now putting out
200 tons OF coal per day, and in fifteen
days, by which time track will be laid to
the second shaft, the amount will be in
creased to 500 tons. II is the intention
20 keep on sinking shafts till the output
will be GOO tons per day. Captain Judy i
goes to Strawn to-day. 1
49, {
The st Louis, Arkansas and Texas off,
;ials were up bright and early yesterday
morning and were ready for business at
,nce. Hacks were procured and Colonel
Fordyce, Major Hlnckley, Messrs. Ke-
ems, Hymsn, Peter Smith and Others t
,isited the compeny's lands secux.d kpff q
lepots, rouudhouses, machine shops fhd L
criminal facilities generally. PresiSent {
Eordyce and all the others exEtfa ssed 81
themselves as more than sspleased3F
With the situation. 1t was att t
nee agreed on the part of the company's y
representatives. that they would deed to t
he city out of their tract the Ne cessary s
and for wide street to be the extension t
f Rusk and Houston streets combined, t
rosstng the river by viaduct, in &C
ordsnce with the plans set forth
d THE GAZETTE some time ago.
ihief Engineer Hinckley was asked
D locate the passenger depot IL
hen and there and after looking over the o
round he planted his foot firmly sky b
BET from where the street mentioned o.
bove will run. It was remarked oy one S,
the visitors that this land would be a b.
olendid place on which to establish ex- I
'nsive lumber yards, especially as the d'
otton Belt was considerably Of q lumber Al
,ad, land 1t is among the Immediate in
disabilities that large lumber yards win CO
, in existence across the river at an re